Horse riding in the Camargue and riding lessons at Mas St Germain
Not far from Arles and Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, you can practise leisure riding or improve your horse-riding skills in a relaxed atmosphere. We offer horse riding in the Camargue and riding lessons and courses for all the family.
Horse riding in the Camargue
The ride activity lasts two hours, including the care and preparation of your horse: first we choose the horses personally for each rider. Then we pick up the horses from the pasture, each of you brush your horse and saddle it with our help, saddle you up and take you for an hour's ride around our organic farm, showing you from the inside how our family-run business works, the crops, the Camargue horse and bull breeding activity, all the way to the very wild Etang de Vaccarès, populated by birds.
We offer trotting and cantering to riders who have the level, but those who prefer to stay at a walk can absolutely do so within the same ride, which allows them to share an activity together but each at their own pace.
Then on the way back, each of them unsaddles and rewards their mount, then takes it back to the meadow, taking the time for a little goodbye cuddle!
We advise you to come along for the ride in jean-type trousers, closed shoes, as well as a loose-fitting long-sleeved shirt if possible to protect against the sun as well as any insects. We'll lend you the bombs!
Prices for horseback riding in the Camargue
Small group walk
€45 per adultand€42 per child aged 12 or under
A personalised, private tour
€85 per adult, €75 per child.
As we generally prepare the horses more quickly for private rides, the time spent on horseback is a little longer.
Subject to availability
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Bird walk
Christophe from the Bureau des Guides Naturalistes will be joining the walk. He'll help you observe the birds, and talk about their way of life.
Price based on a privatised walk, plus €70 package from 2 to 5 people for Christophe (€10 per additional person).
Subject to availability
For the little ones
From 2 to 5 years old, you can take your child for a ride on our little Shetland pony «ZEPHYR» (20€). We fit the pony with a halter and a lead rope, and show you the paths around the Mas. You walk at the pace your child wants! For children aged 2 and over, it is advisable for two people to accompany the child.
Courses and personalised riding lessons
The course is taught by our state-qualified instructor.
We will discuss the elements you wish to work on, and we will assign you the most appropriate horse according to your level and experience. We welcome riders from 6 years old and all levels. You will collect your horse from its pasture, brush it and saddle it with our help. Our instructor will then work you in the arena on the points identified.
And if you want to relax and enjoy the surrounding countryside, you can follow the lesson with a walk on the Mas: it's the most popular combination of lesson and walk with our riders!
Prices for courses and personalised riding lessons
1 hour group riding lesson
40€
Riding lessons 1h private
60€
One-session courses: course or walk
1 ride per day.
5 sessions: €205 / person
3 sessions: €126 / person
Courses and outings
1 lesson and 1 walk per day.
5 sessions: €395 / person
3 sessions: €240 / person
Offer a gift voucher
This is possible for a horse riding in the Camargue, a course, a training course... or even for a accommodation + horse riding package. The gift voucher is personalised and will be sent to you by email.
The accommodation + horse-riding packs allow you to combine a stay with a horse-riding activity offered by Mas Saint Germain.
Information and booking - Horse riding
Please contact Laure using this form for information and bookings concerning horse riding activities.